Penalties for DUI in Huntsville

The penalties for a DUI offense can vary from minor fines to significant jail time and loss of your driver's license. The weight of a penalty is determined, to a degree, by the frequency of the offense. If this is a first DUI offense where no one was hurt, the penalty is smaller than if this were a fifth offense that resulted in some sort of traffic accident causing injuries or property damage.

Huntsville DUI law firm

The Huntsville DUI lawyers at the law firm of Watson Graffeo P.C. have been defending individuals in DUI cases since 1995. We understand the wide variety of penalties for a DUI conviction and can work with you and the prosecutor to minimize your penalty. Possible DUI penalties in Huntsville include the following:

For a first offense, a DUI conviction can carry up to 365 days in jail, a fine of between $600 and $2,100, and a license suspension of up to 90 days.
A second offense carries a penalty of at least 5 but no more than 365 days of jail time, a fine of between $1,100 and $5,100, and a license suspension of 1 year. Community service may be offered instead of the jail time.
A third offense will result in at least 60 but no more than 365 days of jail time, a fine of between $2,100 and $10,100, and a license suspension of 3 years.
A fourth offense is a class C felony and will result in jail time of at least 1 year and 1 day, but no more than 10 years of imprisonment, a fine of between $4,100 and $10,100, and a license suspension of 5 years.

In all cases, court-ordered alcohol treatment of some kind is required. Alabama applies a five-year look back rule to its DUI cases. If more than five years pass between your first and second offense, the second offense can be treated as a first offense for penalty purposes. Having an experienced DUI law firm in Huntsville arguing your case can help sway the court to apply a lesser offense and significantly reduce the potential penalty.

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If you seek excellence in legal services, call us at 1-877-536-8373 or contact Watson Graffeo P.C. online. Our attorneys are licensed to practice law in Alabama, Tennessee, and Montana.